OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL (OLC) ANNUAL REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000100020063-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 21, 2001
• Sequence Number: 63
• Publication Date: April 17, 1972
• Content Type: MF

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OLC 72-0498/A
17 April 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: OLC Annual Report
Attached is the OLC 1971 annual report. Among the highlights:.
a. We appeared before congressional committees or
subcommittees 17 times (same as last year).
b. We provided 120 individual intelligence briefings
(80 last year).
c. We staffed out, in collaboration with other Agency
components, OMB, other Government agencies, and our
oversight Subcommittees, the Agency position on various
bills involving: personnel administration (Ervin bill, Equal
Employment bill); restrictions on U.S. programs in South-
east Asia (Symington amendment, Foreign Aid bill, Church/
Badillo bill); congressional access to intelligence info and
operations (Cooper bill, Case bill); and making public the
Agency budget (McGovern bill).
d. We had skirmishes with Congress on: Fulbright's
request for data on Soviet research, allegations about Agency
involvement in drugs, Case's request for info on sensitive
operations, etc. , --thus far without costly casualties.
e. During the year we had 1572 personal contacts with
members or their staffs (compared with 1200 last year) and
provided 685 written responses to congressional inquiries.
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2. Armed Services
The Intelligence Operations Subcommittee had one
breakfast briefing at Headquarters, where the Agency's
role in the intelligence community was discussed,
C. Other Briefings - Senate
1. Appropriations
The Defense Subcommittee received one briefing
on Soviet and Chinese military developments, the
Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
2. Foreign Relations
The full Committee received one world situation
briefing.
The Arms Control, International Law and
Organization Subcommittee was briefed once
on Soviet and Chinese military developments.
The Western Hemisphere Subcommittee was
briefed once on Brazil.
D. Other Briefings - House
1. Appropriations
The Defense and Military Construction
Subcommittees received a two-day briefing
on Southeast Asia, Pakistan, Chile, Cuba,
Soviet and Chinese military developments,
and Chinese internal affairs.
2. Armed Services
The full Committee received one briefing
on Soviet and Chinese military developments,
the Middle East, Pakistan, and Cuba.
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